Andre
Branch.
Andre
Branch.
Clemson· 6'4"· 259 lb· 4.67s 40
Best fit for a one-gap 4-3 penetrating front, where his athleticism and burst can be leveraged to disrupt immediately at the snap.
Year 1 rotational pass rusher who develops into a starting weak-side defensive end due to his athletic upside.
A two-gap 3-4 defensive end scheme where he would be asked to consistently hold the point of attack against double teams.
Branch's athletic profile and burst make him a prime candidate for a system that prioritizes speed and penetration from its defensive ends.
Selected #38 overall in Round 2 of the 2012 NFL Draft by Jacksonville Jaguars out of Clemson.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.67sp50
- Vertical
- 32.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 120inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.19sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.25sp50
- Bench
- 19repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Clemson | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Clemson | 14 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Clemson | 13 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | Clemson | 14 | 77 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | — | 48 | 179 | 17.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Andre Branch played defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Arizona Cardinals. He was primarily a rotational pass rusher throughout his career.